I have to say that I admire less and less the glitterati and beautiful people who entertain us. Especially when they open their mouths and start talking politics. These folks use their celebrity as a pulpit from which to spew their liberal ideas that have no basis in the moral underpinnings with which I was raised and passed along to my children. They are the walking dead and they are making disciples of the weak-minded people who idolize them on the big screen, on the small screen, on the radio and on mp3 players.
The cult of celebrity has a very strong following here in the USA.
Having said that, celebrities are dropping like flies. In the last several weeks a now grown up child actor, a Golden Girl, a gorgeous singer and actress who refused to by stereotype cast and a well- know older actor have all lived out their appointed days and kept their appointments with death. I don't know their spiritual state of affairs, but I hope they knew the Lord.
No amount of wealth or beauty or fame will get you out of that appointment.
James tells us, "...the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with a scorching wind and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so too the rich man in the midst of his pursuits will pass away."
It is hard to find humility within the cult of celebrity. They grasp at everything to keep the beauty from fading. Unfortunately, they set the example for their admirers. Personally, I find little to admire.
In this fallen world we wax old and our outer beauty fades. but our inner spiritual beauty, which only comes from knowing and walking in Christ radiates on our faces. We too will keep our appointments with death, but because we are in Christ, He has overcome death, our last enemy, and so shall we.
Let us pray for our countrymen that they are ready for their appointment when the end of their days arrives.
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Well, I don't plan on getting old. LOL But yeah, I feel like it's a hard line to walk. Some celebs, do use their powers for good, one example is Bono, another is John Ondraisik from Five for Fighting. He does all kinds of things for Autism research, the troops, animal welfare, etc. All without being preachy about it. He just does it. It's nice to see.
ReplyDeleteWell done, good blog post. I find myself increasingly disenchanted by the behaviour of a lot of celebrities. The magazines are full of celebrity gossip, tall tales and scandals. I refuse to buy them. We need to make sure our children realise these so-called celebrities are mere mortals the same as us and must answer to God the same as us. It's the children of some celebrities I feel sorry for.
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